What has Rose McGowan revealed in her memoir Brave?

In her new memoir, Brave, the actress tells of being raised in a polygamous cult by "cruel" parents who she claims forced her into a relationship with an abusive older man.

McGowan was born into the Children of God cult while her parents were in Italy.

Her parents escaped to the US when the sect began advocating sexual relationships between adults and children - but the cruelty continued.

She bounced between living with her father and her mother, who abandoned her, forcing a 15-year-old McGowan to move in with a man 20 years her senior.

The Charmed star claims she lost two toenails in one attack in which the man, William, dragged her around by the collar.

She also speaks of the 1997 Sundance Film Festival incident between her and Weinstein, who she brands a "monster", for the very first time.

McGowan says that she had an appointment with Weinstein, who has denied ever sexually assaulting McGowan, but arrived to learn her breakfast meeting had been moved to his hotel suite.

She claims Weinstein tore off her clothes and made her sit on the edge of the Jacuzzi while he performed a sex act on her while touching himself.

"I freeze, like a statue," McGowan, who reached a £70,000 settlement with Weinstein, writes in the book seen by the New York Times.

What are the Children of God Cult?

The Children of God cult was born out of the Teens for Christ movement which existed on the fringe of America's hippy community.

They were considered as "harmless" Jesus People and generally preached simple living and good deeds and their 'be nice to each other ' mantra fitted in nicely with those of the flower power generation of the late 1960s.

But founder Berg would eventually twist the group into a religious cult which catered for his sexual desires, and horrific reports of sexual violence, incest, and brainwashing still haunt the religious organisation.

In a February 1971 essay, he talked of his "little lambs" who “laugh and sing and dance and play and f***!”

Berg preached “sexual sharing” and "free expression" to all of his followers - including the children.

“God created boys and girls able to have children by about 12 years of age,” the deviant once wrote.

When interviewed in the 1980s he described those sickening words as "educational.”

He once ordered female cult members to seduce and bed strangers - in a bid to attract more recruits.

His followers - including those that are married - were often called upon to sacrifice their bodies in the name of God.

In 1983, the group reported more than 10,000 full-time members living in more than 1,600 communities.

Loudoun County Sheriffs Office said: "Ms McGowan appeared in Loudoun County, Virginia, on November 14, 2017, to accept service of the Airports Authority Police arrest warrant, and she was released on a $5,000 unsecured bond."